DESCRIPTION Grants up to $3,000 USD each can be awarded to scientists-in-training, dermatology and pathology residents, or dermatopathology fellows or junior faculty to enable study with a hair research mentor. It is required that both the mentor and the applicant must be members of the American Hair Research Society.

PURPOSE To enable young physicians and scientists to acquire additional academic or research skills that will further their careers as leaders in hair research. Note that the focus of the program is on establishing a mentoring relationship.

TIME PERIOD March-February

POST-MENTORSHIP REPORT A one page written report by the applicant summarizing the experience and what was learned is required after the mentorship has been completed, along with a photograph of the mentee and mentor together, if possible – for possible publication on the AHRS website.

APPLICATION MUST INCLUDE:

1. Completed application form.

2. Budget outlining expenses to be incurred (up to a maximum of $3,000).

3. Statement of purpose.

4. Curriculum vitae.

5. A letter from the proposed mentor to include a statement of willingness to provide the time necessary for this mentorship, any significant and pertinent details of the planned mentorship, and a specific mention of whether the time frame and budget are appropriate for the proposed mentorship.

6. A letter from the department chair attesting to the applicant’s character and potential to benefit from the mentorship.

APPLICANTS• Scientists-in-Training• Dermatology & Pathology Residents• Dermatopathology Fellows• Junior Faculty

APPLICATION DEADLINE Completed applications must be RECEIVED BY NOVEMBER 30 for awards to be announced in February the following year.

CONTACT INFORMATION

AHRS HEADQUARTERS303 West State StreetGeneva, IL 60134 USAinfo@NAHRS.org www.americanhairresearchsociety.org

This program has been supported in the recent past by educational grants from Bosley, Johnson & Johnson Consumer and Personal Products Worldwide and Samumed, LLC.

Ariana Eginli, BS, Medical Student;Mentor: Amy McMichael, MD, Wake

Forest Baptist Medical Center, Side Effect Profile of 5 Alpha Reductase

Inhibitors in Women with Female Pattern Hair Loss and Frontal Fibrosing

Alopecia (2016)

MENTORSHIP PROGRAM

Claire Higgins, PhD, Dermatology Postdoctoral Fellow, Mentor: Colin A.B. Jahoda, PhD, Durham University, Building on Foundations to Inspire Future Development (2014)

Aldo Galvez, MD, Dermatology Resident, Mentor: Leonard Sperling, MD, Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences, Comparing and Contrasting Histologic Findings in Lichen Planopilaris Versus Frontal Fibrosing Alopecia (2017)

Alessandra Anzai, MD, Mentor: Antonella Tosti, MD, University of Miami, Dermoscopy in cicatricial alopecia (2014)

Alexandria Marier Schauer, DVM, BA, Veterinary Medicine Student, Mentor: John P. Sundberg, DVM, PhD, DACVP, The Jackson Laboratory, Characterizing Spontaneous Mutant or Created Models of Human Hair Diseases (2016)

Rayna M. Dyck, MD, Resident, Mentor: Wilma Bergfeld, MD, Cleveland Clinic, The use of intralesional steroids in folliculitis decalvans (2011)

Lauren Lam, BScH, MD, Dermatology Resident, Mentor: Carolyn Goh, MD, UCLA, Therapeutics for Hair Loss Disorders (2017)

John Sundberg, DVM, PhD, The Jackson Laboratory, Yun You, PhD, and Angela Christiano, PhD, Columbia University (2004)

2016 AHRS MENTORSHIP AWARDEESTiffany Alexander, BA, Medical StudentAmy McMichael, MD, Wake Forest School of Medicine Central Centrifugal Cicatricial Alopecia

Ruzica Z. Conic, Graduate StudentWilma Bergfeld, MD, Cleveland Clinic FoundationHair Loss- Clinical and Histopathological Evaluation and Database Development

Ariana Eginli, BS, Medical Student Amy McMichael, MD, Wake Forest School of MedicineSide Effect Profile of 5 Alpha Reductase Inhibitors in Women with Female Pattern Hair Loss and Frontal Fibrosing Alopecia

Ana Lucia Ariano Junqueria, MD, International Research FellowMaria Hordinsky, MD, University of Minnesota The Treatment of Frontal Fibrosing Alopecia with Platelet Rich Plasma

Maria Abril Martinez Velasco, MD, Dermatology Resident Antonella Tosti, MD, University of Miami Visual Scale to Evaluate Hair Shedding in Women with Curly Hair

Rubina Ratnaparkhi, BS, Medical StudentWilma Bergfeld, MD, Cleveland Clinic FoundationRole of Vitamin D Signaling in CCCA Across the Disease Spectrum

Heather Rosengard, MPH, Medical StudentGeorge Cotsarelis, MD, University of PennsylvaniaAnalysis of the Regenerative Capacity of Cultured Keratinocytes

Alexandria Marier Schauer, DVM, BA, Veterinary Medicine StudentJohn P. Sundberg, DVM, PhD, DACVP, The Jackson LaboratoryCharacterizing Spontaneous Mutant or Created Models of Human Hair Diseases

Vidhi Shah, BA, Medical StudentAmy McMichael, MD, Wake Forest School of Medicine Hair Loss and Scalp Disorder with Special Consideration in Ethnic Skin

Moneé Thomas, MD, Dermatology ResidentValerie D. Callender, MD, Callender Dermatology and Cosmetic CenterBiology and Hair Disorders of People of Color

Thusanth Thuraisingam, MD, PhD, Dermatology ResidentParadi Mirmirani, MD, Kaiser PermanenteManagement of Complex Hair Disorders

Norma Elizabeth Vazquez Herrera, MD, DermatologistAntonella Tosti, MD, University of MiamiDermoscopy of Patients with Scalp Itch

KEY: AwardeesMentorsProjects/Area of Focus

2018 AHRS MENTORSHIP AWARDEESCrystal Aguh, MD, Junior FacultyMaria Hordinsky, MD, University of MinnesotaExploring Novel Treatment Options for Alopecia

Katherine Ayoade, MD, PhD, Assistant ProfessorAngela Christiano, PhD, Columbia University College of Physicians & SurgeonsScalp Microbiome in Patients with Central Centrifugal Cicatricial Alopecia

Felicia Ekpo, DO, Dermatology ResidentWilma Bergfeld, MD, FAAD, Cleveland Clinic FoundationRetrospective Cohort Study to Assess the Prevalence of Different Factors of Metabolic Syndrome in CCCA/LPP Patients

Anna-Marie Hosking, BS, Medical StudentAmy McMichael, MD, Wake Forest School of MedicineHair and Scalp Disorders

Verônica Jeovani, MD, Dermatology ResidentAntonella Tosti, MD, University of MiamiDermoscopy of the Itching Scalp

Lauren Lam, BScH, MD, Dermatology ResidentCarolyn Goh, MD, UCLATherapeutics for Hair Loss Disorders

LaDawn Tiffany Lyle, DVM, PhD, DACVP, Junior FacultyJohn Sundberg, DVM, PhD, DACVP, The Jackson LaboratoryMolecular and Anatomic Pathology of Animal Models of Cicatricial Alopecia

Michelle Oboite, MD, Dermatology ResidentAmy McMichael, MD, Wake Forest School of MedicineHair & Scalp Disease, Medical & Procedural Treatments

Uchenna Okereke, MD, Dermatology ResidentValerie D. Callender, MD, Callender Dermatology & Cosmetic CenterManagement of Hair and Scalp Disorders and Effective Techniques Used in Successful Hair Transplantation

Karina Romero, MD, Dermatology ResidentAntonella Tosti, MD, Miller School of Medicine, University of MiamiDermoscopy of Inflammatory Scalp Disorders

Bruna Toebe, MD, Dermatology ResidentAntonella Tosti, MD, University of MiamiDermoscopy of the Itching Scalp

Koen van de Wetering, PhD, DVM, Tenure Track (Research) Dept. of Dermatology and Cutaneous BiologyJohn Sundberg, DVM, PhD, Dipl. ACVP, The Jackson Laboratory Pathologic Calcification of the Vibrissae Hair Follicles

2017 AHRS MENTORSHIP AWARDEESMarina Barletta, MD, Clinical ResearchAntonella Tosti, MD, University of MiamiHair and Nail Disorders and Contact Dermatitis

Elena Bernardis, PhD, Research AssociateLeslie  Castelo-Soccio, MD, PhD, Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia and University of PennsylvaniaTime-lapse Biology of Alopecia Areata

Leslie  Castelo-Soccio, MD, PhD, Full Member, Attending Physician Nanette  Silverberg, MD, Mount Sinai Medical SchoolPediatric Alopecia Areata and Immunotherapy

Vianca Castro, BS, MR, Medical StudentJohn Sundberg, DVM, PhD, DACVP, The Jackson LaboratoryTissue Distribution of LRRC15

Aldo Galvez, MD, Dermatology ResidentLeonard Sperling, MD, Uniformed Services University of the Health SciencesComparing and Contrasting Histologic Findings in Lichen Planopilaris Versus Frontal Fibrosing Alopecia

Kaveri Korgavkar, MD, Dermatology ResidentAmy McMichael, MD, Wake Forest School of MedicineHair Disorders Research

Sarah  Linn, BS, Veterinary Medicine StudentJohn Sundberg, DVM, PhD, DACVP, The Jackson LaboratoryMouse Modeling of Skin and Hair Disease

Daiane Matana, MD, Dermatology ResidentAntonella Tosti, MD, University of MiamiDermoscopy of Hair Disorders

Aizuri Murad, MBBS, MRCS, MRCP, Dermatology ResidentWilma Bergfeld, MD, FAAD, Cleveland Clinic FoundationTherapeutics in Lichen Planopilaris and Frontal Fibrosing Alopecia

Allison Mustonen, BS, Veterinary Medicine Student John Sundberg, DVM, PhD, The Jackson LaboratoryCharacterization of Mouse Models of Human Hair Diseases

Jorge Ocampo Garza, MD, Dermatology Resident Antonella Tosti, MD, University of MiamiHair Dermoscopy in Children

Omobola Onikoyi, MS, Medical Student Amy McMichael, MD, Wake Forest School of MedicineEthnic Skin Mentorship

Sophia Rangwala, MD, Dermatopathology FellowLeonard Sperling, MD, Uniformed Services University of the Health SciencesHistological Diagnosis and Clinical Management of Complex Hair Disorders

Belen Rubio Gonzalez, MD, Postdoctoral Clinical Research FellowNatasha  Mesinkovska, MD, University of California IrvineAlopecia in Patients Under Chemotherapy Regiments

Paula  Sobral, MD, Dermatology ResidentAntonella  Tosti, MD, University of MiamiDermoscopy of Hair Disorders

Christina Tejeda, Medical StudentAntonella Tosti, MD, University of MiamiAlopecia Areata

Thusanth Thuraisingam, MD, PhD, Dermatology ResidentNicole Rogers, MD, FAAD, Hair Restoration of the South and Tulane UniversityManagement of Complex Scarring and Non-Scarring Alopecia

Heather Rosengard, MPH, Mentor: George Cotsarelis, MD, Department of Dermatology, University of Pennsylvania, Analysis of the Regenerative Capacity of Cultured Keratinocytes (2016)